What is the going price for a Stihl MS 290. Also I am in Ni . Any idea on a good place to buy one. I'm looking for an 18 inch bar with it. ThanksGuys.
http://www.stihlusa.com/locator/What is the going price for a Stihl MS 290. Also I am in Ni . Any idea on a good place to buy one. I'm looking for an 18 inch bar with it. ThanksGuys.
We talkin' new or used?What is the going price for a Stihl MS 290. Also I am in Ni . Any idea on a good place to buy one. I'm looking for an 18 inch bar with it. ThanksGuys.
AFAIK the 290 is still in active production. It's at a fantastic price point of $379.95 which is bound to be a thorn in Husqvarna's side ($419.95 for the 455 Rancher IIRC). Yup, the 290 is old tech and heavy but old, slow, and reliable has a pretty good following. I think Stihl will sell 290's as long as the EPA will let them. Will probably be the last non-stratocharged saw in the line-up.Didn't they come out with a 291? Does stihl plan to continue making the 290?
to be clear, I don't think the saw is the updated 028, I think that conceptually, it holds the same spot in people's hearts, but for a different generation. I bet in 20 years our kids will be chatting in whatever format the internet has assumed about how they are using dad's old 290 to cut firewood for their new stove that has septenary burn technology.
MS390 was more popular and more power.I would try to get a 310 if you can. I have had an 029 (the original 290 based saw that is too underpowered), an 029 special (beefier engine, same as the 290) and a few 290 saws, as well as a half dozen 310s. I like the 310 a lot, and with a slight modification to the muffler and carb, they can almost keep pace with my 361s. Almost, but they do not have the RPM that the pro saws have. The 310 has a lot less vibration than the 290, weighs the same and has more power. They have been phased out with the 311 which weighs more and has less power, and is more expensive. They come up here on Craigs List a lot for about $300.
MS390 was more popular and more power.
MS390 was more popular and more power.
I do not disagree with this statement, but neither of those two saws seem to be the direction people take these days. I sometimes wonder if they'll be discontinued because people just don't buy them!Customers looking to replace or upgrade their 028 were much better served by handing them a MS270/280 IMO.
The MS280 is long gone and the MS270 has morphed to the MS271. It's too bad the 280 is gone, I used to love selling that saw. I can speak from experience that it is real easy to narrow the saws you sell down to the MS180, MS250, and MS290. If all that mattered was bar length and price. Which brings me to my point, it's the guy working the sales floor that sells a saw like the MS280 over a MS290 that had similar HP numbers. Can't cry too much however because the MS291 brings better engine tech and AV to the table, pretty much the selling points the MS280 had on the 290.I do not disagree with this statement, but neither of those two saws seem to be the direction people take these days. I sometimes wonder if they'll be discontinued because people just don't buy them!
I have a 280 and love that saw
I have a $30.00 email discount on a saw and you can get the 290 right now with a 16 inch bar for $379 with a case thats $349.00 plus tax out the door. I'm tempted.
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